Tibberton (Forest of Dean)
Tibberton (Forest of Dean) is a village in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of under 3,000. It has around 1 restaurants and cafés, eighteen bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gloucester, 8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tibberton (Forest of Dean) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Forest of Dean area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 87,004 residents at roughly 165 people per km².
- Council
- Forest of Dean
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Police force
- Gloucestershire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 112th of 294 English council areas — better than 62% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 4° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:34
9h 23m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
10US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
103 reported road collisions (2025)
33 killed or seriously injured · 149 casualties · 11.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Gloucester (8.0 km)
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gloucester (8.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£296,807 average▲ 1.1% YoY
Across Forest of Dean · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£828 average monthly rent▼ 0.1% YoY
- 1 bed £594
- 2 bed £800
- 3 bed £960
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.2 times median annual pay (7.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,055 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (10.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (8.3 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: The Lock Keepers (5.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
87,004 residents in Forest of Dean · 165/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,395
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,084
- Net moves+311
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 121 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,443 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (25% of 40,980)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
55 schools · 10,867 pupils
45 primary · 6 secondary · 4 other
Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
52 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Five Acres High SchoolGood
- The Dean AcademyGood
- SGS Forest High SchoolRequires improvement
- Dene Magna and Sixth Form
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Forest of Dean
Care & health services
687 CQC-registered services
- Care homes200
- GP practices96
- Dentists142
- Homecare agencies182
- Hospitals & hospices31
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Gloucestershire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
118 applications decided
92.4% granted · 109 granted, 9 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Matt Bishop
Labour
Forest of Dean
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green (minority)
- Lab 4
- Con 6
- LD 1
- Grn 15
- Ref 1
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,195 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£833 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,925 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
38% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 39,298 certificates
12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
48% low-carbon electricity
Gas 48% · Wind 27% · Nuclear 21% · Imports 4%
190 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.7 yrs women · 81 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Gloucestershire): 63.4 women · 63.4 men
72% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.0
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in GL2
- Longlevens Surgery
- The Alney Practice
- Quedgeley Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Forest of Dean:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks365 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases200 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety183 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills179 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately177 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
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Rudford and Highleadon · 1.3 kmRudford and Highleadon is a civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, made up of Rudford and Highleadon. It is in the Forest of Dean District. In 2011, its population was 288. It has a parish council, the lowest tier…
Rudford · 1.6 kmRudford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Rudford and Highleadon, in the Forest of Dean district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is located approximately 4 miles (6 km) north-we…
Highleadon · 1.8 kmHighleadon is a village in the civil parish of Rudford and Highleadon, in the Forest of Dean district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England.
Bulley · 2.1 kmBulley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Churcham, in the Forest of Dean district, in Gloucestershire, almost 7 miles (11 km) west of the city of Gloucester and about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tibberton (Forest of Dean)?
- Tibberton (Forest of Dean) is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Forest of Dean local authority.
- How deprived is Tibberton (Forest of Dean)?
- The Forest of Dean local authority, which includes Tibberton (Forest of Dean), is around the average in England on the IoD2025.